This 10-week course is pitched at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and completion of the course will help you meet the level requirements. To help develop your fluency in the language, the course will focus primarily on speaking and listening skills, but will also include practice in reading and writing. You will have plenty of opportunities to practise the target language through hands-on class activities such as discussions and role-plays.
Japanese: Intermediate - Part 2
This is an In-person course which requires your attendance to the weekly meetings which take place in Oxford.
Overview
Programme details
Course starts: 19 Jan 2026
The weekly course schedule below is intended to give an indication of the main topic(s) likely to be covered in each session. Please note that these may sometimes change according to the tutor’s discretion to reflect the interests of course participants.
Week 1: Discussing Cultural Norms and Personal Perceptions
Week 2: Sharing Cultural Experiences and Giving Opinions
Week 3: Describing Work, Change, and Future Expectations
Week 4: Speech Styles & Formality
Week 5: Pop Culture – Manga, Anime, etc
Week 6: Sorry, I Didn’t Mean That! Learning to Communicate Clearly
Week 7: Structuring Paragraphs and Writing More Coherently
Week 8: Writing Workshop: CV
Week 9: Attending a Mock Interview
Week 10: Final Presentations, Review Games, and Output Activities
Key grammar points:
*Causative and Causative-passive
* Honorific and Humble Forms
* Conditional expressions
Key functions:
* Expressing contrast and nuance
* Culturally appropriate expressions to smooth over mistakes
* Telling personal stories and experiences
* Talking about plans, decisions, and future goals
Recommended reading
All weekly class students may become borrowing members of the Rewley House Continuing Education Library for the duration of their course. Prospective students whose courses have not yet started are welcome to use the Library for reference. More information can be found on the Library website.
There is a Guide for Weekly Class students which will give you further information.
Textbooks
To participate in the course fully, you will need access to the following textbooks:
Certification
Digital badge
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be issued with an official digital badge from the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford. After the course, you will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to download your digital badge. You will be able to add your badge to your email signature and share it on social media if you choose to do so. In order to be issued with your badge, you will need to have attended at least 80% of the course.
Fees
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Course Fee | £300.00 |
Funding
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Tutor
Ms Rie Wakayama
An Oxford local, Rie is a qualified and very experienced Japanese language teacher. She has taught Japanese language courses to adults for many years and also GCSE and A-Level syllabuses to children at local private schools. In her spare time, Rie loves Japanese cooking.
Course aims
To help you to practise and consolidate the language required to express yourself with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in most situations regularly encountered at work, educational settings, leisure centres and while travelling abroad.
Course objectives:
- To develop the learners’ language skills to be able to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- To consolidate reading comprehension skills to enable learners to understand texts written in everyday and job-related language.
- To equip learners with the vocabulary and grammatical structures required to write straightforward, connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- To increase the learners’ intercultural awareness and understanding of the differences and similarities in social and everyday practices between their own and the target culture.
Teaching methods
You will learn through a communicative teaching approach with the emphasis on actively engaging in classroom activities in the target language. These are likely to include role-plays, pair- and small-group work, and conversational practice conducted in a supportive, friendly and informal learning environment.
The course has been structured to help you primarily to improve speaking and listening skills and to further develop your insight into the culture and daily life of the target language. You will also learn and practise new grammatical structures in a communicative context and will be encouraged to develop your reading and writing skills in your own time.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be better prepared to:
- exploit language to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the target language is spoken;
- understand the main points of clear standard speech on most familiar matters regularly encountered at work, educational settings and leisure centres;
- read and understand simple texts which include job-related language, descriptions of events, reasons or opinions;
- write straightforward connected texts on familiar topics or matters of personal interest.
Assessment methods
You will be set optional assignments to consolidate your learning and to allow you to progress at your own pace.
Application
Please use the 'Book now' button on this page. Alternatively, please complete an enrolment form (Word) or enrolment form (Pdf).
Level and demands
Selection criteria
Our public programme is open access, and most adult language classes are mixed ability. To benefit from this course, participants will have completed our Intermediate - Part 1 course. New students are very welcome!